Beckham fined $1,000 by MLS for conduct toward fan during Galaxy-AC Milan exhibition gameNEW YORK — David Beckham has been fined $1,000 by Major League Soccer for his conduct toward a fan during an exhibition game. Olympic pole vault champ Yelena Isinbayeva experiences rare defeat at London GPLONDON — Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has experienced a rare defeat at the London Grand Prix, ending a six-year winning streak at Crystal Palace. Bolt wins 100 meters at London GP, running a 9.91 against strong headwind; Powell places 6thLONDON — Usain Bolt has won the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix, clocking 9.91 seconds against a strong headwind at Crystal Palace. No. 1 Dinara Safina beats Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 6-0 to reach Slovenia Open semifinalsPORTOROZ, Slovenia — Top-ranked Dinara Safina has reached the semifinals of the Slovenia Open by beating beat Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 6-3, 6-0. F1’s strife nears an end as FIA announces imminent signing of new Concorde AgreementBUDAPEST, Hungary — Formula One’s strife could be nearing an end after FIA said Friday the document that governs the sport could be signed by next week. FINA bans bodysuits that have helped set more than 100 world records in the poolROME — Swimming’s governing body banned record-setting bodysuits Friday, a major step in limiting technology in the pool. F1 peace could gain stability as FIA announces imminent signing of new Concorde AgreementBUDAPEST, Hungary — A new Concorde Agreement, the document that governs Formula One, could be signed by next week, which could stabilize F1’s fragile peace. Miyazato, Choi, Brewerton share lead after second round at Evian Masters; Wie improvesEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Ai Miyazato of Japan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to share the second-round lead at the Evian Masters and Michelle Wie was eight shots back after a 70. Italian police search home of suspended 2007 Giro champion Di LucaROME — Italian police have searched the home of 2007 Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca two days after he was provisionally banned from riding as part of an anti-doping probe. Olympic champion Michael Phelps ready to swim in Rome after ‘good times, bad times’ROME — Michael Phelps stumbled through his answer, struggling to put the words together, and finally offered up an apology. Olympic champions Guo and Wu defend world title in 3-meter synchronized divingROME — Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia have won the gold medal in women’s 3-meter synchronized diving to defend their title at the world championships. Contador in command at Tour de France; Armstrong in 3rd place; Mark Cavendish wins 19th stageAUBENAS, France — Alberto Contador stayed in command at the Tour de France with two days of racing left while teammate Lance Armstrong remained in third place as a daunting mountain climb awaits. FINA bans bodysuits that have helped swimmers set more than 100 world records
Petkovic beats Groenefeld 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 to reach Gastein Ladies semifinalsBAD GASTEIN, Austria — Andrea Petkovic has rallied to beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 and reach her first career semifinal at the Nuernberger Gastein Ladies. Qualifier Cuevas beats Almagro 6-2, 6-4 to reach semifinals of German OpenHAMBURG — Qualifier Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay upset 14th-seeded Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-4 Friday to reach the German Open semifinals. Alberto Contador leads, Lance Armstrong in 3rd place as 19th stage of Tour de France beginsBOURGOIN-JALLIEU, France — Alberto Contador looks poised for overall victory as Tour de France riders have set off on a relatively flat 19th stage. Brits bar any talk about suits as their team arrives in Rome for world championshipsROME — Hoping to avoid any distractions caused by high-tech suits, the British team barred media from asking its swimmers about the issue after arriving for the world championships. FINA takes another step to rein in high-tech swimsuits that have helped set over 100 recordsROME — FINA approved another measure Friday to limit high-tech swimsuits that have helped to set more than 100 world records over the past two years. Troy Dumais won’t commit to 4th Olympics, but sure looks ready to go after 2 world silversROME — Troy Dumais says he’s just living in the moment. He won’t commit to sticking around for the 2012 London Games. Lance Armstrong moves back into 3rd after time trial; Alberto Contador has dominant leadANNECY — Lance Armstrong had never experienced such an ordeal in a time trial during his seven-year dominant spell on the Tour de France. Bluffy the Armstrong slayer at Tour? No, he’s third despite uncharacteristic time-trialANNECY, France — Lance Armstrong finds himself in unfamiliar territory at this Tour de France — fighting just to remain among the top three riders. Swimmers dressed to kill more world records, but some trying to put brakes on high-tech raceROME — The swimmers on the pool deck in Rome are ogling each other’s high-tech bodysuits like fashionistas on the runways of Milan, thinking of gliding into history with yet another record-smashing time. Bucks reach agreement to bring F Ersan Ilyasova back from Spain, pending club clearanceMILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to contract terms with Ersan Ilyasova, potentially bringing the forward back to Milwaukee after two seasons overseas. Michael Phelps arrives in Rome for world championships and tests Foro Italico poolROME — Two Chinese swimmers stood and stared in awe. Photographers snapped away. Lee Slattery takes 1st-round lead at SAS Masters on Euro Tour’s longest courseLODDEKOPINGE, Sweden — Lee Slattery birdied the first four holes and shot 6-under 67 to take the first-round lead Thursday in the SAS Masters. Cuevas, Davydenko advance to German Open quarterfinals, Soderling upsetHAMBURG — Nicolas Almagro ended his two-match losing streak against Robin Soderling by beating the third-seeded French Open runner-up 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open. Brewerton, Choi and Kim share lead after opening round at Evian Masters _ Ochoa strugglesEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Becky Brewerton shot a 5-under 67 and was tied for the first-round lead at the Evian Masters on Thursday, while Michelle Wie rescued a disappointing start with two late birdies. Cornet rallies to beat Mayr in second round of Gastein LadiesBAD GASTEIN, Austria — Top-seeded Alize Cornet of France rallied to beat Patricia Mayr of Austria 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Thursday in the second round of the Gastein Ladies. Cavaliers draft pick Christian Eyenga chooses Spanish club over playing with LeBron JamesCLEVELAND — Christian Eyenga, a raw shooting guard drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers, will stay with his Spanish club rather than play with LeBron James next season. Lance Armstrong, Radio Shack forming new cycling team for 2010 Tour de FranceANNECY, France — Lance Armstrong and RadioShack are forming a new cycling team that will compete in next year’s Tour de France. Contador all but assures 2nd Tour victory by winning time trial; Armstrong moves up to 3rdANNECY, France — Alberto Contador all but assured his second Tour de France victory Thursday, winning the race’s final time trial while Lance Armstrong struggled with fatigue but moved up one spot to third place. Alguersuari endures criticism from teammate Webber before becoming youngest F1 driverBUDAPEST, Hungary — Jaime Alguersuari will become the youngest driver to race in Formula One this weekend, and is drawing criticism from fellow drivers about his inexperience even before the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Contador wins 18th stage time trial to solidify Tour de France lead; Armstrong advances to 3rdANNECY, France — Alberto Contador has won the final time trial in the Tour de France, and Lance Armstrong moved up a spot to third place overall. Nikolay Davydenko beats Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-3 to reach German Open quarterfinalsHAMBURG — Qualifier Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay upset eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 7-6 (8) Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open. Norwegian telecom Telenor sees profit drop 61 percent amid battle over Russia stakeOSLO — Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ASA on Thursday reported a 61 percent slump in second-quarter profit, due to sliding revenues and losses in its stake in Russian mobile operator VimpelCom. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsEuropean Union
Latest Friend FeedsEuropean Union
|
FINA bans record-setting bodysuits in swimming
